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Tether's GENIUS-compliant USAT stablecoin is now live on the Celo blockchain, making Celo the first network outside Ethereum ($ETH) to carry the token.
A built-in gas-fee feature lets USAT holders pay for on-chain transactions directly in USAT. Users do not need to hold Celo's native token alongside the stablecoin to move funds on the network.
The gas mechanic The detail that sets this deployment apart is gas-fee integration.
On most blockchains, a user holding only a stablecoin still needs a separate supply of the chain's native asset to cover transaction costs. That friction persists even when the stablecoin itself has deep liquidity.
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